title: Listerial rhombencephalitis in an immunocompetent young adult.
abstract: Listeria monocytogenes is a common cause of central nervous system infections, especially in immunosuppressed patients, infants and elderly people. Listerial rhombencephalitis is a rare and severe infection of the brainstem that is reported to have high mortality and frequent serious sequelae for survivors. We report the case of a 19-year-old healthy male who presented with listerial brainstem infection due to Listeria monocytogenes.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bircan Unal
authors.initials: BU
authors.lastname: Kayaaslan
authors.forename: Esragül
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akinci
authors.forename: Sule
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bilen
authors.forename: Mustafa Gökhan
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Gözel
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: Mustafa Aydin
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cevik
authors.forename: Hürrem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bodur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012249:Rhombencephalon / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult